Digitization assisted circular economy: a business strategy to attain sustainability in global supply chains
- Title
- Digitization assisted circular economy: a business strategy to attain sustainability in global supply chains
- Creator
- Dwivedi, Ashish; Srivastava, Shefali; Patil, Anchal; Agrawal, Dindayal; Khan, Sharfuddin; Mathivathanan, Deepak
- Description
- Contemporary businesses that aim for sustainable global supply chains (GSCs) through circular economy (CE) models has been a crucial topic of research and practice for addressing the climate change risks and resource scarcity. This study identifies and prioritizes the critical success factors (CSFs) for digitalization assisted CE for sustainability in GSCs using a modified multi criteria decision making technique, Grey Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL). Analysing the cause-and-effect relationships among 14 identified CSFs for digitization assisted CE in GSCs offers actionable insights for organizations and policymakers seeking to enhance sustainability efforts by navigating the complexities of integrating digitization and CE practices. The findings from the study reveal that process improvement and optimization through digitization and human centric sustainable operations towards CE as the highest ranked CSFs. The results suggest that managers shall invest in digital integration, prioritize transparency, and foster collaboration to create resilient and sustainable supply chain ecosystems and this will serve as the initial step towards the future digital transformations. This study provides a strategic roadmap for managers and policymakers aiming to integrate CE principles through digital transformation. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to The Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM), India and The Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden 2026.
- Source
- International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management;
- Date
- 01-01-2026
- Publisher
- Springer
- Subject
- Circular economy (CE); Digitization; Global supply chain (GSC); Sustainability
- Coverage
- Dwivedi A., Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India; Srivastava S., Operations and Decision Sciences, Christ University, Bengaluru, India; Patil A., International Management Institute, New Delhi, India; Agrawal D., Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, India; Khan S., University of Regina, Regina, Canada; Mathivathanan D., Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College Campus, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
- Relation
- ISSN: 9756809;
- Format
- online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Dwivedi, Ashish; Srivastava, Shefali; Patil, Anchal; Agrawal, Dindayal; Khan, Sharfuddin; Mathivathanan, Deepak, “Digitization assisted circular economy: a business strategy to attain sustainability in global supply chains,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 19, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/22032.
